Holder for shaving-cream tubes, tooth-paste tubes, and the like



1,626,771 May 3, 192 7. F. WOLF HOLDER 10R SHAVING CREAM TUBES, TOOTH PASTE TUBES, AND 'IjHE LIKE Filed Feb. 20, 1925 INVENTOR A'IITORNEZ Patented May 3, 1927.

I UNITED STATES FRANK WOLF, or NEWYORK, N. Y.

HOLDER FOB SHAVING-CREAM TUBES, TOOTH-PASTE TUBES, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed February 20, 1925. Serial No. 10,459.

This invention relates to holders for shaving cream, tubes, tooth paste tubes and the like, and has for its general object to provide a simple and convenient holder for such tubes which may be readily placed on the washstand and thereby provide a permanent place for such tubes. A further ob ect of my invention is to provide such a holder which will enable its intermittent use but which when not in use will provide means for duly closing the outlet of the tube in a clean and hygienic manner. A further object of the invention is to provide such closing means which will enable the same to be automatically opened or closed. Heretofore the disadvantageof such tubes was that they necessitated the unscrewing of the. closure cap before the tube was used and after the use of the tube necessitated the screwing on of the closure cap. This had the disadvantage that very often the putting back of the closure cap was overlooked and in conseuence the material in the outlet portion of t e tube became hardened. My invention comprises simple means to overcome this disadvantage and the preferred. form of my invention may beeither a movable structure or one made a part of the bathroom fixtures. The invention will be further described hereinafter; various embodiments thereof will be shown in the drawings and the invention finally pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective end view of one embodiment of my invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective side view of embod1- ment shown in Fig. 1, r Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fi 2 i Fig. 4 is an end view of another embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 5 is a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, v v

Fig. 6 is a section taken on hne 6-6 of Fig.5,

Fig. 7 is a side view 111 section of another embodiment of the closure means,

Fig. 8 is a side view partly in section of still another embodiment of the closure means, v

Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 10 is a side view partly in section of an embodiment similar to that shown in Figs.4and5, Y

' Fig. 11 is a side view partly in section of a further embodiment'of the invention, and; Fig. 12 is a side view partly in section of the embodiment shown in Fig. 11 with.

modified form of closure members.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the various views.

Referring to the drawings and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, a holder comprising a portion 10, having an upright extension 11 with a downward extending clo-' sure portion 12 is provided which consists essentially of a suitable base portion 13 to give stability to the holder and the upwardly extending yoke portion 11 which in its centra'l part has a closure 12.

The holder 10 has a seat 14 on which a tube 15 adapted to hold shaving creain, tooth paste or the like, may be readil seated. Between the extension 11 formin the yoke member a cap 16 is provided which has lateral pins 17 adapted to seat into journal openings 18 of the extension 11. This cap 16 has substantially the same interior configuration as the exterior .of the standard tubes now on the market and is providedat its convergin vided prefera 1y at its interior with screw threadsadapted to be engaged by these screw threads of the nozzle outlet 21 of the standard tube. When a new tube is ready to be placed into the holder, the cap thereof is removed and the screw thread outlet portion '21 is drawn within the screw threads of the collar 20 until the tube takes the position as shown .in Fig. 2. By the engagement of this screw thread the tube is securely held in position but in certain cases it is suflicient to simply provide the converging end 19 of the. cap 16 with an opening substantially equal to the exterior diameter of the screw thread portion 21 of the tube 15 and due to end 19 with a collar 20 pro- The Support y be pr vided .on

side thereof with a pocket portion 23, into which a brush 24, or the like, may be inserted for ready access.

' Thus, when the tube;15 is raised against the seat 14 and brought into proper position, the spring actuated member 22 provides a suitable and secure closure for the nozzle end 21 of the tube.

When it is desired to use the tube 15 all that is necessary is to raise the tube 15 from its seat 14 and swing it around the pivotal portion 1718 whereby the nozzle end 21 is removed from the spring actuated member 22 and is thereby free to permit the contents of the tube 15 to be pressed outwardly thereof against the shaving brush, tooth brush or the like,

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown the tube arranged in an inclined position with the closure means of the holder uppermost but my invention may also be embodied in a holder in which the closure means are lowermost, and this embodiment is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings. In this embodiment a base portion 30 adapted to give a suitable stability to the holder and its tube is provided, which base'portion 30 has U shape upwardly extending portions 31. having openings 32 in which the pivot shifts 33 are adapted to seat and which pivot shifts 33 are secured to the cap 34. This cap is arranged of a suitable configuration similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and is also provided with a normal portion 20, the interior of which engages with the exterior. screw thread of the nozzle 21 so as to hold the tube 15 in position in respect thereto. The base portion 30 is provided with the spring actuated closure member 35 adapted to press against'the outlet nozzle 21 of the tube 15 when the tube is in theposition as shown in full lines in Fig. 5. The spring actuated member 35 may be readily secured to the base portion 30 by the soldering indicated by 36 or any other suitable means may be provided. When the tube 15 is in its upright position as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the outlet nozzle 21 is closed by the pressure of the spring actuated closure member 35 thereagainst. When it is desired to use the tube 15 it is moved from its position as shown in full lines Figs. 4 and 5 to its position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 7 the embodiments there shown follow closely the embodiments of Figs. 1 to 5 in respect to the pivoted or trunnion action of the tube and its holding cap but an automatic closing device is provided which consists of a pivoted closure cap 40 pivoted at 41 and having an interior lug 42 attached to normally rest against theinclined wall of the cap 16. Normally this closure cap 40 embraces the outlet nozzle 21 without however contactin therewith the said closure cap 40, providing an airtight enclosure for the nozzle 21 and thereby preventing the contents therein from caking. When it is desired to use the tube, it is swung on its pivot 17 and the inclined portion 43 of the cap 16 moves the lug 42 in respect to the pivot, 41 and thereby the cap 40 is moved from its normally closed position to its open position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7. These embodiments thus provide an airtight cap which is automatically'moved out of poments of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 in that after the tube has been used a certain portion of the contents of the tube might exude out of the nozzle portion 21 .and collect against the spring actuated closure member. This collecting of the plastic means might be objectionable to certain users and to overcome this I have provided a rotary closing member, indicated by 50 in Figs. 8 and 9. This rotary member is preferably made of glass and substantially in the form of an ellipsoid with the end portions thereof provided with sockets 51 engaged by the holding members 52. The holding members 52 are secured to the standards 53 which may be either the form shown in Fig. 2 or the form shown in Fig. 5. The tube 15 with its cap 16 is again pivoted by the pin 17 entering into opening" 18 of the members 52. In the use of this embodiment, the ellipsoid 50, preferably of glass, normally closes the outlet orifice of the nozzle 21 and when it is desired to use the tube it is swung on its pivotal portion 17-18 away from the closure 50 and may be readily used. On the return movement of the tube, a ready engagement of the orifice of the nozzle 21 will result, which is facilitated by the rotation of the closure member 50. The fact that the closure member 50 is made of glass or the like and rotates during the engagement thereof with the orifice of the nozzle 21, enables the same to be readily cleaned.

In Fig. 10 I have shown the tube arranged in a holder the same as that shown in Figs. 4 and 5 in which embodiment, after using the tube, it is necessary to raise the tube to the vertical position for closing it after use.

Asshown in Fig. 10 a spring 52 may be used for automatically erecting and closing the tube. The spring 52 is coiled around one of the 1pivots 32 with one of its ends secured to t e part 31 as indicated at 53 and its other end pressin against the cap 34 so as to yieldingly hol the tube in the upright closed position.

In Figs. 11 and 12 an embodiment of the invention is disclosed wherein the tube slides longitudinally instead of moving pivotally. In this embodiment the cap 55 has projecting members 56 which extend through slots 57 in upright members 58 of supporting stands 59. The tubes are normally held in an upper position in the inclined supporting llll - is now necessary.

bases 60 by means of springs 61 mounted in the upright members and engaging the projecting members 56. y

In- Fig. 11 a pivoted cover member '62 is provided for covering the end of the tube when it is in its upper position. This cover member is pivoted to the upright members at 62 and provided with a spring 63 for yieldingly maintaiiring it closed. The cover 62 is )rovided with an interior projection (34 which engages the end of the cap and when the tube is moved downwardly against the action of the springs 61 the cover is tilted upwardly so as to expose the open end of the tube as indicated in broken lines.

, In Fig. 12 a double cover comprising members (35 and (36. are provided instead of the single cover member 62. These members are.

held closed by springs 67 and (i8 surrounding their pivots 69 and 70, and they operate in substantially the same manner as the single cover member (52. It is to be noted that in closed position their free edges meet directly in front of the open end of the tube and when they are open they do not extend as far beyond the end of the tube as the cover 62, which is an advantage to the "user.

My invcntionprovides a very simple holder for tubes containing tooth paste,

shaving cream or the like, and is readily adapted to be placed on wash-standsor glass supportsused in connection therewith and therebyv provides a relatively permanent place for the tube, always ready to be used, and in certain respects automatic in its use, thus obviatingthe necessity of being compelled to replace the removable cap which The invention has a further advantage that it is hygienic and the further advantage that it may be readily manufactured at a comparatively small cost. I have shown various embodiments of my invention but changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the same, as defined in the appendant claims.

What is claimed as, the invention and is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

ing stand.

1. In a holder for collapsible tubes, a supporting stand, a tube retaining cap member pivotally mounted thereon, a threaded socket in said member adapted to receive the tube outlet screw threads, and a closure means for the tube outlet secured to the support 2. In a holder for collapsible tubes, :1. supporting stand, upwardly extending extensions thereon, a tube retaining cap member pivotally mounted on said extensions, a threaded socket in said member adapted to receive the tube outlet screw threads, and aclosure means for the tube outlet secured to the supporting stand comprising a connection joining said upwardly extending extensions'and having a resilient portion actiugas a cover.

4. In a holder for collapsible tubes, a supporting stand, a tube retaining member surrounding the discha-rge end of the collapsible tube, for holding it, the tube retaining member being pivotally mounted on the supporting stand, the tube retaining member engaging with the tube only near the discharge end thereof, leaving the rest-of the tube accessible to the fingers of the user for squeezing out the contents of the tube, and stationary closure means for the discharge end of the tube, the tube retaining member swinging with the tube in one direction to remove the discharge end of the tube from said closure means, and swinging in the other directionto engage the discharge .end of the tube with said closure means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

FRANK WOLF. 

